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Morecambe play host to Accrington Stanley at Christie Park on Thursday evening, aiming to preserve their record of never having lost at home to the visitors. All the previous meetings between the two have been won by the Shrimps.
The last time the two teams met at Morecambe was back in February 1995, over five years ago, with Morecambe running out comfortable 3-0 winners in a (Northern) Premier match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2003/2004 | Fri 26 Dec | Accrington S. | 1 - 0 | Morecambe | CONF |
| 1994/1995 | Sat 04 Feb | Morecambe | 3-0 | Accrington S. | NPL |
| 1994/1995 | Sat 31 Dec | Accrington S. | 0 - 4 | Morecambe | NPL |
| 1993/1994 | Thu 05 May | Morecambe | 5 - 0 | Accrington S. | NPL |
| 1993/1994 | Wed 25 Aug | Accrington S. | 3 - 2 | Morecambe | NPL |
| 1992/1993 | Sat 16 Jan | Morecambe | 2 - 0 | Accrington S. | NPL |
| 1992/1993 | Sat 02 Jan | Accrington S. | 1 - 1 | Morecambe | NPL |
Recent respective form guides
Morecambe have only performed averagely at home, winning 3 and losing 2 of their last six. A total of 13 goals have been scored by the Shrimps in those games, with 9 conceded.
Accrington S. have an average recent record on the road, losing only 1 of the last six, but drawing 4 of them. A generous 8 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.
Morecambe's 37 points from 25 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 9th position. Accrington S. lie just outside the playoff positions in the Nationwide Conference, picking up 40 from their 24 games so far.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Morecambe | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 8 | 13 |
| Accrington S. | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 7 | 12 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
None of the two sides are showing much worthwhile form at present, so the Madmen can look no further than a single point for the Shrimps. Score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Morecambe | Won 3 successive home games. 5 games since last home draw. Not drawn a match in their last 3 . |
| Accrington S. | Undefeated in last 3 away games. 7 games since last defeat. |